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Reports and Results
Cross-Country
2006/07 Season

Surrey Men's Cross-Country League, Lightwater Country Park, Middlesex

10 February 2007

Holland fielded 13 runners for the final men's match of the cross-country season on a modified two-lap, five and a half mile course at Lightwater Country Park. But their valiant performances, which resulted in the club finishing in 6th position on the day, were in vain. Holland just failed to move ahead of Vets AC, and remained in 8th position overall, and was thus relegated again to Division 4.

Click here for the full individual and team results (PDF format).

Surrey Ladies' Cross-Country League, Richmond Park

10 February 2007

Holland were a runner short at Richmond Park, fielding four runners. Special mention must go to first finisher for Holland, Becky Kirk, who completed the 5.79 Km course in 27:23, and to second finisher, Charlotte Limpenny, who recorded 29:21. Team captain, Barbara Towers, was third scorer in a creditable 32:55, followed by Anja Silvani in 33:39. As a result Holland finished 12th out of 24 on the day, and 11th in the overall league result.

Click here for the individual senior results (PDF format), and here for the final team results for Division 2.

Complete results also available in Excel format here.

Surrey Ladies' Cross-Country League, Wimbledon

13 January 2007

Despite being a runner short of a full scoring team of five, Holland's women's cross-country team still beat many other long-established clubs. The team now lies 10th out of 32 in Division 2.

A special mention is due to Judith Britton, who for the first time in competing for the club was the first Holland Sports runner home - a great run. Also a mention for "virgin" Anja Silvani, who did well on her debut. Maria has a tip: do not start a diet a week before a race!

Click here for the full individual senior results (PDF format), and here for the team scores for Division 2.

Surrey Men's Cross-Country League, Cranford Park, Middlesex

13 January 2007

The third of this season's four Surrey Cross-Country League fixtures, in which Divisions 3 and 4 run together, took place at a new venue, Cranford Park, Middlesex, close to Heathrow Airport. The fixture was fittingly hosted by British Airways. The course was flat and fast, three laps of mainly grassland including a stretch of gravel path through trees. It was slippery in places, but most of those who ran liked it.

Congratulations first of all to the Senior Men's debutants, Stuart Dickinson and Barry Fox, who both had excellent runs.

It was also great to see Steve Bishop competing for the first time this season, and although he said he was disappointed with his run, he was still first man home for Holland in a very creditable 9th place, holding his own amongst the Division's classy leading runners.

Second man home, in 14th place was Rob Hall, looking in good shape from his training for the London Marathon. Third man home was Andy Statham, Holland's promising 18 year old Junior runner. He started cautiously but cut through the field on the final lap, claiming about 20 places. Holland's next three runners packed well and came in within 7 seconds of each other. Tony O'Brien followed 30 seconds later, feeling relieved to have completed the course without undue knee pain. Gerry Simpson, Martin Berry, Nigel Bongers and Graham Pullen were Holland's remaining finishers.

Unfortunately the team only finished in seventh position out of nine in Division 3 on the day, meaning that Holland now lies in 8th position in the division and will have its work cut out at the fourth and final fixture at Lightwater Country Park on 10 February to avoid relegation. This is a plea for all Holland runners to make every effort to support the Club in this vital match!

Logistical difficulties connected with the match taking place in an unfamiliar location at an earlier time than usual meant that several valuable runners who would normally be counted on to reinforce the middle order failed to make it to the race, while another middle order runner was injured. To try to avoid such problems in future, coach Nigel Bongers says he will now include a recommended travelling time when letting people know about forthcoming cross-country fixtures; he also asks runners who are taking other runners along to races to make sure they have got their mobile numbers.

Click here for the full individual senior results (PDF format), and here for the team scores for Division 3. Photos from the event will appear on the website over the next few days.

We must also highlight the contribution of debutant Thomas Rady in the U13's, who ran with his brother William, both having played rugby in the morning. And belated congratulations also to William on his excellent bronze medal winning run in the U11 category at the Holly Run races at Reigate Priory Park just before Christmas.

Surrey Cross-Country League Races, Lightwater Country Park

11 November 2006

Saturday saw both the men and women of Holland Sports AC run at the attractive Lightwater Country Park in the second round of the Surrey cross-country league.

In the Ladies' league, Holland again fielded a full five woman team, with Joan Wingfield first team member home followed by Maria Adaway, Karen Farnham, Jane Scotchbrook and Judith Britton. Well done to all five. Click here for the full individual results (PDF format).

In the men's race the club fielded 15 runners, which must be approaching a record. The club remains in eighth position out of nine clubs in League Three, but not too far adrift of Woking. First home was Daryl Hilliar. Click here for the full individual senior results (PDF format), here for the division scores, and here for the colts and youth/boys results.

Click here for photos.

Surrey Ladies' Cross-Country League, Epsom Downs (corrected)

7 October 2006

Saturday saw the first of the new season's cross-country fixtures. Holland fielded a full five woman team at Epsom Downs, with Joan Wingfield first team member home in 24:23. The rest of the team finished within a few places of each other with Maria Adaway second home in 26:46, followed by Karen Farnham in 26:55, Jane Scotchbrook in 27:13 and Judith Britton in 27:27. The result puts Holland in 8th place out of 26 teams in Division Two of the league. Well done everyone!

Click here for the full individual results (PDF format), and here for the team results.

Surrey Men's Cross-Country League, Wimbledon Common

7 October 2006

The team results from last Saturday's Surrey men's cross country league match - first of a new season and run in fine conditions at Wimbledon Common - were:

  1. Elmbridge 228
  2. West 4 322
  3. Vets AC 373
  4. 26.2 377
  5. B Airways 454
  6. Runneymede 499
  7. Woking 585
  8. Holland Sports 595
  9. Waverley 662

Individual results (overall Division 3 & 4 race position given first with Division 3 position in brackets) were:

  1. 7th Darryl Hilliar (5th) 30mins 44
  2. 21st Rob Hall (17th) 32. 14
  3. 60th Richard Knight (41st) 35.35
  4. 71st Mick Hayes (49th) 36.18
  5. 86th Gary Spring (60th) 37.00
  6. 141st Richard Timmis (81st) 41.36
  7. 147th Nigel Bongers (83rd) 41.56
  8. 156th Martin Berry (84th) 43.17
  9. 162nd Graham Pullen (86th) 44.47

175 runners in total.

In the U13/U15/U17 race (13 Runners) there were debuts for our two U13 Boys:

  1. 7th William Rady 19.07 (3rd Colt but 2nd in Div 3)
  2. 12th Sam Knight 19.54